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I don't know the details but I would like to see a split for two reasons:

1. It is my understanding that Scotland is rich in resources that aren't being shared properly by London.

2. The Declaration of Arbroath. This declaration of independence predates the US declaration by 450 years. This is the more poetic of the two reasons and isn't that important, but I would like to see it put in effect again.

PS. Why are world leaders contributing to this debate? It has nothing to do with them.

@Coptic_deacon, As you can see I resisted replying to you to allow other members to join in but it seems it's Of no interest to anybody.. come on guys, where are you?Of course I can't claim to understand the aspects of what you have mentioned but the only thing is that I'd hate for the union to break apart.. only a couple of days left anyway.. let's seeOujai

"The jurisdiction of the British Orthodox Church extends over the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands."

If it includes Ireland, then it should also logically include an independent Scotland. However, given the fact that dioceses are currently undergoing rearrangement in Europe, with the recent enthronement of a single bishop over both native French and Copts in France (someone correct me if I'm wrong), it might be a clever ploy to take Scotland off Met Seraphim and enthrone a Coptic hierarch over the whole of Scotland. That being said, I don't think it would be technically correct for church boundaries to be changed at the whim of secular authorities. But it would still provide a good excuse. The fact that they have only 1 parish in Scotland would make it even easier to strip the BOC of it.

These are just my speculations, I'm not from the UK, I have no actual on the ground knowledge, and I would welcome mabsoota's input.